What are the effects and functions of Shengdi?

We may not have heard much about raw rehmannia, but we do know something about radix rehmanniae, which is also called radix rehmanniae. Shengdi is usually harvested in autumn. Shengdi is the root of the plant Rehmannia glutinosa. It has high medicinal value and is a traditional Chinese medicine. We don’t know much about the effects of Shengdi glutinosa, but we should know more about it. So let us learn about the effects and functions of Shengdi.

It has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood and is used for febrile diseases with heat entering the blood, high fever, coma, dry mouth and red tongue. Such as Qingying Decoction.

For treating late stage of febrile disease, when residual heat has not been eliminated, yin fluid has been damaged, patients are hot at night and cool in the morning, have red tongue and rapid pulse, such as Qinghao Biejia Decoction. It can be used to treat febrile diseases with heat entering the blood, excessive heat and toxicity in the blood, vomiting blood, nosebleeds, and purple-black macules. Such as Si Sheng Wan.

Effect of nourishing yin and promoting body fluid: used for thirst due to loss of body fluid, and thirst caused by internal heat. It is used to treat damage to yin caused by febrile diseases, dry intestines and constipation, such as Zengye Decoction.

When used as medicine, it is decocted and taken, 10 to 30 grams. The dosage for fresh products can be doubled, or the fresh product can be mashed into juice and used as medicine. Fresh Rehmannia root tastes sweet, bitter and very cold in nature, and has similar effects to dried Rehmannia root. Its yin-nourishing ability is slightly weaker, but it has stronger abilities in clearing away heat, promoting fluid production, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. This product is cold and stagnant in nature. It is not suitable for patients with spleen deficiency, dampness stagnation, abdominal distension and loose stools.

The effects of sugarcane and rehmannia tea: clearing away heat and nourishing yin, or it can be drunk by those who suffer from yin damage due to heat disease.

Ingredients: 200g fresh sugarcane (peeled), 3g raw earth, 3g green tea.

Preparation method: Cut the sugar cane into small pieces, boil the sugar cane and raw earth in water until the water boils, and make tea for drinking. You can add rock sugar.

In this way, we have an understanding of the effects and functions of raw rehmannia. For us, raw rehmannia is a very good Chinese medicine. It has many benefits to the body and will improve our body. After understanding raw rehmannia, we will be able to avoid mistakes in future use. Of course, our use still needs to be based on the doctor's guidance.